The visit comes a day after at least 50 people were killed and 200 injured when two Russian ballistic missiles struck a military training facility and hospital
Simon Harris is to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv as Ireland prepares to announce millions in new funding for Ukraine.
The Irish leader first stopped off at Borodyanka, where he inspected apartment buildings and a playground damaged by bombing in early 2022. The head of Kyiv state's regional administration, Ruslan Kravchenko, thanked the Taoiseach for Ireland's support for Ukraine and presented Mr Harris with a medal representing the region.
Mr Harris said: "Two and a half years on from Russia's full-scale invasion, Ukraine continues to face immense challenges. The Taoiseach will also express Ireland's full support for the Ukrainian bid for EU membership while also discussing continued humanitarian assistance. "Russia's missile strike and killing of scores of people in Poltava on Tuesday is a grim and horrific reminder of the threat Ukraine is facing every day. We express our outrage and sympathy to the families of those who have died." The latest cash will take Ireland's total funding to Ukraine since February 2022 to more than 380 million euro , including about 130 million euro in stabilisation and humanitarian support.
A partnership with Lithuania will provide for the construction of bomb shelters in schools in Ukraine.
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